THE COZY SPACE My wooden table, 90 plus 90 square centimeters large and with two benches as a set, is put against the wall under the only window in my room. There is a computer as notebook on the northwestern corner of the table and a box of books I read frequently across the notebook. Between the two, there are the so- called four things of the literal room and a set of tools for making tea, including a pot and a cup. Every day, I buy a cup of coffee from 7- 11, but I enjoy making tea myself. As a native speaker of Chinese, I had practiced calligraphy since an American friend known from Italki told me he did years ago. Besides, there are a LED lamp and a basin of orchid of light green flowers on the right side to the seat, on which I sit mostly. Sitting before the table under a window toward South makes me not too hot in summer and not too cold in winter without any air- condition. Every weekend, my three- year- old nephew comes with his father, my brother, to our home and becomes the most- welcomed little guest to join sitting around the desk. Sometimes, the cat raised by my neighbor jump upon my window, mewing to me, when I indulge myself in doing something or doing nothing before the table.

Have you ever changed your mind about something important in life?

When I was little, I was taught to believe there were many yes/no questions, which I doubt now. I owe gratitude to those whose sense of value are different than mine. They teach me to become more open-minded.

Did you believe some easy rules or samples proved to be faulse later?

Is it easy for you to accept that everything seems more complicated in adult world?

Would you like to give some examples about your experience?

A Peaceful Typhoon Day It is the day when Typhoon just passed. My little niece and I went to the book store this afternoon. I was interested in several Japanese textbooks for elementary school students in Japan. After all, I didn't buy any of them. With regret, I went home with a box of cake, four cups of coffee and some stationery for my two nieces. I make up my mind to buy the Japanese textbooks next time.

An Interview I hardly slept last night because I started on the trip of more than three hours this morning to have an interview, in which a test of official document writing is included. I took the train for 75 minutes to a mountain city, Miaoli, and than took the bus for one hour to the destination, a senior agricultural technical vocational school. The school is located in a place where there is a stream around mountains. The mountains are green and the water is clean and clear. I hope that I am the lucky one to get the opportunity to work here.

A Second Language

For most non-native speakers of English, English is the second language, which is usually decided by the environment, including government policy, school education, etc.

I want to know what you take into consideration when choosing a foreign language or a second one to study by yourself.

Thanks for reply.

0430, 2015 昨日の夜私は本やへいって、買い物しました。 弟の娘に手帳とｶｰﾄﾞを送ります。 弟の娘は。。。（My brother’s daughter will graduate from junior high this summer.）

0430,2015 今朝私と友達は公園を散歩しました。 公園に黒い犬と白いぬこがいて、高い樹ときれいな花もありました。 犬はばつて、それから、ぬこは樹にのばリました。

Is There Any Japanese Learner Who Can Help Me? When I type the kanji of おこく、it appears either 尾国　or お刻, neither of which seem to be correct. Would you like to help me? Thanls.

0429, 2015 今は　春です。 台湾の　春は　あたたかいです。 お国の　天気は　何ですが。 あなたは　何の天気が　好きですが。